[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 417 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 417

  To extend energy conservation programs under the Energy Policy and 
              Conservation Act through September 30, 2002.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 10, 1997

 Mr. Murkowski introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
       referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
  To extend energy conservation programs under the Energy Policy and 
              Conservation Act through September 30, 2002.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. ENERGY POLICY AND CONSERVATION ACT AMENDMENTS.

    The Energy Policy and Conservation Act is amended--
            (1) in section 160 by striking subsections (d) and (e);
            (2) by amending section 166 (42 U.S.C. 6246) to read as 
        follows:

                   ``authorization of appropriations

    ``Sec. 166. There are authorized to be appropriated for each of 
fiscal years 1998 through 2002 such sums as may be necessary to 
implement this part.'';
            (3) at the end of part B of title I by adding the following 
        new section:

                   ``use of underutilized facilities

    ``Sec. 168. Notwithstanding section 649(b) of the Department of 
Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7259(b)), the Secretary is 
authorized to store in underutilized Strategic Petroleum Reserve 
facilities, by lease or otherwise, petroleum product owned by a foreign 
government or its representative. Petroleum product stored under this 
section is not part of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, is not subject 
to part C of this title, and notwithstanding any provision of this Act, 
may be exported from the United States.'';
            (4) in section 181 (42 U.S.C. 6251) by striking ``1997'' 
        both places it appears and inserting in lieu thereof ``2002'';
            (5) by striking ``section 252(l)(1)'' in section 251(e)(1) 
        (42 U.S.C. 6271(e)(1)) and inserting ``section 252(k)(1)'';
            (6) in section 252 (42 U.S.C. 6272)--
                    (A) in subsections (a)(1) and (b), by striking 
                ``allocation and information provisions of the 
                international energy program'' and inserting 
                ``international emergency response provisions'';
                    (B) in subsection (d)(3), by striking ``known'' and 
                inserting after ``circumstances'' ``known at the time 
                of approval'';
                    (C) in subsection (e)(2) by striking ``shall'' and 
                inserting ``may'';
                    (D) in subsection (f)(2) by inserting ``voluntary 
                agreement or'' after ``approved'';
                    (E) by amending subsection (h) to read as follows--
    ``(h) Section 708 of the Defense Production Act of 1950 shall not 
apply to any agreement or action undertaken for the purpose of 
developing or carrying out--
            ``(1) the international energy program, or
            ``(2) any allocation, price control, or similar program 
        with respect to petroleum products under this Act.'';
                    (F) in subsection (i) by inserting ``annually, or'' 
                after ``least'' and by inserting ``during an 
                international energy supply emergency'' after 
                ``months'';
                    (G) in subsection (k) by amending paragraph (2) to 
                read as follows:
            ``(2) The term `international emergency response 
        provisions' means--
                    ``(A) the provisions of the international energy 
                program which relate to international allocation of 
                petroleum products and to the information system 
                provided in the program, and
                    ``(B) the emergency response measures adopted by 
                the Governing Board of the International Energy Agency 
                (including the July 11, 1984, decision by the Governing 
                Board on `Stocks and Supply Disruptions') for--
                            ``(i) the coordinated drawdown of stocks of 
                        petroleum products held or controlled by 
                        governments; and
                            ``(ii) complementary actions taken by 
                        governments during an existing or impending 
                        international oil supply disruption.''; and
                    (H) by amending subsection (l) to read as follows:
    ``(l) The antitrust defense under subsection (f) shall not extend 
to the international allocation of petroleum products unless allocation 
is required by chapters III and IV of the international energy program 
during an international energy supply emergency.'';
            (7) by amending the last sentence of section 256(h) (42 
        U.S.C. 6276(h)) to read as follows: ``There are authorized to 
        be appropriated for each of fiscal years 1998 through 2002 such 
        sums as may be necessary to carry out this part.'';
            (8) in section 281 (42 U.S.C. 6285) by striking ``1997'' 
        both places it appears and inserting in lieu thereof ``2002'';
            (9) in section 365(f)(1) (42 U.S.C. 6325(f)(1)) by striking 
        ``not to exceed'' and all that follows through ``fiscal year 
        1993'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``for each of fiscal years 
        1998 through 2002 such sums as may be necessary.''; and
            (10) by amending section 397 (42 U.S.C. 6371f) to read as 
        follows:

                   ``authorization of appropriations

    ``Sec. 397. For the purpose of carrying out this part, there are 
authorized to be appropriated for each of fiscal years 1998 through 
2002 such sums as may be necessary.''; and
            (11) in section 400BB(b) (42 U.S.C. 6374a(b)) by amending 
        paragraph (1) to read as follows:
            ``(1) There are authorized to be appropriated to the 
        Secretary for carrying out this section such sums as may be 
        necessary for each of fiscal years 1998 through 2002, to remain 
        available until expended.''.

SEC. 2. ENERGY CONSERVATION AND PRODUCTION ACT AMENDMENT.

    Section 422 of the Energy Conservation and Production Act (42 
U.S.C. 6872) is amended to read as follows:

                   ``authorization of appropriations

    ``Sec. 422. For the purpose of carrying out the weatherization 
program under this part, there are authorized to be appropriated for 
each of fiscal years 1998 through 2002 such sums as may be 
necessary.''.
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